Invited to give an hour long presentation of my artwork and concepts for the Jubilee Liberal Arts Festival at NSU.

Sept. 28, 2005

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Invited by associate professor Paul Rutkovsky, head of the painting and drawing department at Florida State University, to show and explain my work to his Drawing II class.

Exhibitions, Awards, Grants, and Publications

2010 Chickasha, OK – A solo show of my paintings, titled An Inherent Condition, exhibited from October 8th – November 6th in the University of Arts and Sciences of Oklahoma Art Gallery.

2010 Publication – Art Focus Oklahoma did a cover story on my upcoming solo show, An Inherent Condition, in their September/ October edition. Tightrope Walking Backwards, oil on canvas, 2010, was printed in a full cover spread. To read the entire article, follow the link below.

2010 Oklahoma City, OK – Hoard, oil on canvas, exhibited at the 2010 Momentum completion for emerging artists, ages 30 and under. The annual exhibition was offered by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and ran from March 5th – the 11th.

2009 Thibodaux, LA – Portrait of Christi and Sydney exhibited at the Nicholls State University Faculty Invitational Art Show coinciding with the NSU Jubilee festival of Liberal Arts running from March 23 to April 3rd.

2009 Norman, OK – Exhibited 15 pieces in a solo show at the Mainsite Gallery of Contemporary Art. The Show ran from February 13th to April 4th.

2008 Oklahoma City, OK – Exhibited Streaming, oil on canvas, and Self Portrait, 2007, oil on canvas, in the Know Thyself show at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma gallery from September 17th to October 10th.

2007 / 2008 Chickasha / Lawton, OK – Jammed Baler, After Rivera, oil on canvas, won 3rd place in the 2007-2008 Seven State Biennial regional competition. The exhibition displayed from November 4th – December 7th at the USAO Art Gallery, then traveled to the Leslie Powell Gallery of Lawton, OK in January and February of 2008.

2006 Grant – Recipient of an Artist Enhancement Grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

2006 Berlin, Germany - Awarded first place in the Art Interview 6th International Online Artist Competition. Awards include an interview for the Art Interview website and the opportunity to exhibit my work in the Art Interview International Award Exhibition in 2007 at Gallery twenty-four in Berlin, Germany.